Hirden

Hirden (the hird) was a uniformed paramilitary organisation during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, modelled the same way as the German Sturmabteilungen.

Key facts

Government agency.agency_name: Hirden
Government agency.type: organization
Government agency.logo: Hirden insignia.svg
Government agency.logo_width: 200px
Government agency.logo_caption: The insignia of the Hirden
Government agency.picture: Vidkun Quisling og Oliver Møystad (hirdsjef og sjef for sikkerhetspolitiet) inspiserer Rikshirden.jpg
Government agency.picture_width: 220px
Government agency.picture_caption: Vidkun Quisling and Oliver Møystad inspecting Rikshirden.
Government agency.formed: 1940
Government agency.dissolved: 1945
Government agency.jurisdiction: German-occupied Norway
Government agency.headquarters: Hirdens hus, Oslo
Government agency.agency_type: Paramilitary
Government agency.parent_agency: Nasjonal Samling

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Overview
History
List of Hirden branches
Main Hirden organisations
Related organisations not directly subject to the Rikshirden
Youth organisations with Hirden names
Gallery
Ranks and rank insignia
See also
References
Sources
External links

Hirden (the hird) was a uniformed paramilitary organisation during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, modelled the same way as the German Sturmabteilungen.

==Overview== Vidkun Quisling's fascist party Nasjonal Samling frequently used words and symbols from the old Norse Viking era. During the Second World War, membership was compulsory for all Nasjonal Samling members. In total, about 8,500 Norwegians were members of Hirden during the war. The organisation was dissolved after the liberation, and many of its former members were prosecuted and convicted for treason and collaboration.

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